In close security prisons, inmates remain in the prison 24
hours a day and have no assignments outside of the prison.
Movement from one area of the prison to another is restricted.
Armed correctional officers man security towers to stop escape
attempts.

At 3:30 AM, the first inmates are awakened. They are the
kitchen workers who get up to prepare the morning meal. These
inmates live and work together. Correctional officers escort them
to the kitchen as a group. Each worker is thoroughly frisk
searched before entering the kitchen. The first shift kitchen
workers arrive at the kitchen for duty at 4 AM to begin preparing
for breakfast and the day's meals.

All inmates are awakened at 6 AM for the
formal inmate count. Correctional staff count and recount
inmates over and over throughout the day. Around 7 AM,
the feeding of breakfast begins. All inmate workers
report to their jobs at 7:30 AM. Second shift inmate
workers may use the gyms, recreation yard and canteens.

Inmates
work in the kitchen, license tag plant or laundry, or
perform maintenance or janitorial tasks during the day.

Around 3 PM, the inmate usually checks his mail and spends
some time on the recreation yard prior to returning to the dining
hall for the evening meal at 4 PM. After the evening meal, the
inmate will have access to the gym, auditorium or recreation
yard. Depending on the day of the week, he may be involved in
some organized recreational activities. On Wednesdays, Fridays,
Saturdays and Sundays, there is non-contact visitation with
individuals who are on the inmates approved visitors list. The
visits are usually from one hour to one and one half hours in
duration.

At approximately 6:30 PM, inmates may attend classes in the
school or take part in other activities such as Alcoholics
Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Freedoms Journey Classes or
Jaycees. At 8:30 PM, another formal count is conducted. At 9 PM,
inmates return to their housing area and are allowed to watch
television, play checkers, chess, cards or write letters.

At 11 PM, the inmate is locked into his cell and the lights
are dimmed for the night.

A
MEDIUM CUSTODY INMATE WORKING ON A ROAD SQUAD
PENDER CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION

In medium security prisons, most inmates remain in the
prison 24 hours a day. Armed correctional officers supervise
squads of inmates who leave the prison to work on road squads
cutting brush or working the fields at the state prison farm.
Armed correctional officers man security towers to stop escape
attempts.

Inmates wake up at 5:30 AM and have 45
minutes to shower, clean up and make their bed. They go
to the dining hall and eat breakfast in shifts beginning
at 6:15. The inmates assemble for the count, search and
assignment to the road squads at 8 AM and over the next
30 minutes travel to their worksite. The squads work in
Pender and three surrounding counties. Travel time may
vary, but all squads are busy at work by 9 AM.

Squads work until noon when they get a 30 minute break for
lunch. They continue the work until around 3 PM. As they arrive
at the prison at 3:30, each inmate must be searched.

Inmates get cleaned up and prepare for dinner which begins at
4:30 PM. Afterwards, they may exchange clothing at the prison
clotheshouse, report to staff for counseling or medical
appointments or go to the prison yard.

Inmates are locked into the dormitory at 7 PM. They may leave
only to take part in religious, education or other programs in
the prison's chapel, education center or programs building.

All programs end at 9:30 PM and inmates return to their dorms
to be counted. At 10pm, lights are dimmed in the sleeping area
and inmates may remain in adjacent dayroom space. The inmates may
watch television or play cards or table games. Each dorm wing of
32 inmates share a television and watch programming selected by
inmates and preapproved by staff.

At 11:30 PM, inmates are required to go to their dormitory
beds and lights are dimmed.

A MINIMUM CUSTODY INMATE WORKING ON A COMMUNITY WORK
SQUADUMSTEAD CORRECTIONAL CENTER

Inmates must be within five years of release to enter
minimum custody. Minimum security prisons prepare inmates for
return to the community. While those entering minimum custody are
assigned to jobs and remain at the prison, inmates in later
phases leave the prison for work assignments. In the final stage
of minimum custody, inmates may take part in work release jobs,
family visits and community volunteer visits where they leave the
prison in the custody of an employer, family member or volunteer.

One of the many work assignments for minimum custody inmates
is the community work squad, where inmates are supervised by a
correctional officer in a short term, manual labor job for local
governments or public agencies.

At 6 AM, inmates are awakened and have time to shower, dress,
make up their beds and prepare for breakfast. They eat in the
dining hall at 6:45 and then prepare for the day's work.

A correctional officer assembles the
community work squad inmates who prepare their equipment
and travel by prison van to their work site. By 8 AM, the
inmate are hard at work. They work on short term manual
labor jobs like clearing brush from ditches, painting
public buildings or improving community parks. The work
crews get 30 minutes to eat a bag lunch prepared by
inmate kitchen workers.

The squads may work up to 5 PM, if the job requires. Normally,
they wrap up work and return to the prison around 3-4 PM. They'll
get cleaned up and attend to any unit duties they may have. At 5
PM, they'll go to the dining hall for dinner. After dinner, they
may have some time on the prison yard. Between 7 and 9 PM, they
may participate in specialized or religious programming such as
Bible studies or Narcotics Anonymous.

By 9, inmates return to the dormitory they share with up to
150 other inmates. They may talk, play cards or watch the dorm's
one television. At 12 AM, dorm lights go out and inmates are
required to stay in their bunks.